St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-21
Vacation OF Part of Oxford and
BeHn Streets.
CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
ST, PAUL. Nov. %, 1887.

Whereas, a petition has been fled in
this office, by order of the Common
Council of the city of st. Paul, as re-
quired by law, asking for the vacation
of that portion of Oxford street de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
northwest corner of block four az, of
Michel IL RobertsOn's addition to st.
Paul; thence west thirty-eight and
Seven-tenthS (3S 7-10) feet, more or less !;
thence southwesterly to the southerly
line of block four (4) produced west
thence east two and One-half (219) feet,
more or less, to the southwest corner
of block four a.: thence nOrtheaSterly
along the westerly line of said block
four a. to the point of beginning, it be-
ing the intention to vacate all that part
of Oxford street as laid out between
blocks four az and five (5), of Michel d.
RObertSOn'S addition not included i'll
Oxford street, as laid out in RidgewoOd
Park addition;
Also. that portion of Benn street de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner of block four az of
Michel d Robertson's addition to St.
Paul; thence west one hundred and
seventy-SiX and Seyenty-One-One-hun-
dredthS orc 71-100) feet, more or less :;
thirty-five and twO-tenths (35 2-10) feet,
more or less, to point thirty-three (33)
feet north of the north line of block
four (4), measured at right angles there
from; thence east along line thirty
three (33) feet north of the north line of
said block four (4) one hundred eighty
five and tWO-tenthS 1S5 2-10) feet, more
or less to the westerly line of Pleasant
avenue: thence southweSteriy to the
place of beginning, the intention being
to vacate all that portion of Benn street
as laid out in Michel & RObertsOn's adj
ditiOn. and not included in Juliet street
as laid out in RidgewOod Park addition,
which lies north of block four a. of
Michel & Robertson's addition; and,
Whereas, the petitioners state that
they are the owners and majority of
the owners of the property on both sides
of Oxford street between the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St.Paul Railway company
short line (so-called) and James street,
where said Oxford street terminates,
and the object and reason for such va
cation is that in plating Ridgewood
Park addition petitioners have rear
ranged blocks four (4) and five o. of
Michel & Robertson's addition to said
city. and have made slight change in
the line of said Oxford street where it
intersects Juliet street, formerly Benn
street, but no change is made in width
of said street thereby; and with regard
to Benn street petitioners state that
they have widened Juliet street for
merly Benn street, from the southwest
corner of block seventeen QO of Ridge
wood Park addition to the southwest
corner of block fifteen (15) of said addi-
ton; that from said southwest corner
of block fifteen Q5) Benin street. running
east to Pleasant avenue. is so steep as
to be entirely inaccessible as a street,
and petitioners have another street
known as Baldwin court, between blocks
fifteen (10 and sixteen De-. and running
from Juliet street to Jefferson avenue,
in place of said aforementioned strip;
Now. Therefore, notice is hereby
given that said petition will be heard
and considered by the Common Council
of said city on Tuesday, the third day
of January. A. d. 1888, at 7:30 o'clock
p. m, at the Council Chamber. in tn
City Hall.
BY order of the Common Council.
THOS. A. PREM
City Clerk.
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